Android Navigation Recommendation/Advice

A19_Graham · 15th November 2012, 21:17

Just looking for a bit of advice.

I am eagerly awaiting an Android Unit from Sean, and in anticipation I am trying to get everything into place etc...

I have only just realised that the android unit comes with no sat nav installed, so Im after people recommendations for download (preferably free).

Whats everyone else running on the android units?

I do like a 3d sat nav, and The one on Ronnie showed me on his DD looked great (He was telling me how accurate the scenery was when you were passing mountains etc...)

I use Navfree on my Phone, but fancied something a bit better tbh, defies the point of upgrading If I used that..

zero2 · 15th November 2012, 21:34

I use Waze on my phone which is pretty good. I don't know if it will work on a dd, I would say it will

Unclefista · 15th November 2012, 21:51

Google maps/navigation, I've tried others, but as usual Google nailed it

A19_Graham · 15th November 2012, 21:53

Have google maps finally gone offline though??

Cant rely on 3g for my sat nav, thats the only thing that worried me about it.

Is google maps 3d

Unclefista · 15th November 2012, 22:26

Yes, you can download big chunks of UK maps to your SD card now.

A19_Graham · 15th November 2012, 22:50

Best get shopping for SD cards then

Has anyone got the D99?

Just wondering how many USB there are on the back?

Is it 2 (one each side) like the earlier models?

guru · 15th November 2012, 23:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unclefista

Yes, you can download big chunks of UK maps to your SD card now.

You can download the maps for offline use but you will still need a data connection for the actual route planning. Of course with the map data downloaded it doesn't use much to generate the routes.

+1 for Google maps though, easily the best satnav app out there, and it gets better on almost a daily basis. I find the traffic info is very helpful now.

madone · 16th November 2012, 06:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by A19_Graham

Just looking for a bit of advice.

I am eagerly awaiting an Android Unit from Sean, and in anticipation I am trying to get everything into place etc...

I have only just realised that the android unit comes with no sat nav installed, so Im after people recommendations for download (preferably free).

Whats everyone else running on the android units?

I do like a 3d sat nav, and The one on Ronnie showed me on his DD looked great (He was telling me how accurate the scenery was when you were passing mountains etc...)

I use Navfree on my Phone, but fancied something a bit better tbh, defies the point of upgrading If I used that..

Since having my Android I have used the standard Google Maps (needs data connection) and a free version of Copilot which was very unstable and did not have TMC. However, since my 7 1/2 hour trip from Aberdeen in August when an accident caused a 2 hour delay I have used the new version of Copilot which includes traffic management. Its the best £16.95 I have spent, way better than the free version. It gives regular updates on speed cameras and the latest maps. It does need a data connection (tethered from my phone) for the TMC and you will need to keep your phone on charge as having it tethered drains the battery.

I have tried other freebies but none are as good as Copilot. Tomtom have recently released an android version also and has been tested by Tony Fry on here.

When I had my original DD I liked IGO8 best but it looks like Primo is the one to use now.

A19_Graham · 16th November 2012, 07:33

What a shame about needing connection, so far I see that as being the only flaw over the wince unit.

If like me, you travel daily to places with no 3G, Does that leave me snookered?

Navfree on the iPhone had never let me down so far tbh, and doesn't require connection, so may see if I can add that.

madone · 16th November 2012, 07:54

You can still use Copilot without data connection, you just wont have any traffic management.

15th November 2012, 21:17	#1
A19_Graham I really should get out more....... Land Rover Freelander 2 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hartlepool Posts: 2,454 Thanks: 3,124 Thanked 722 Times in 482 Posts	Android Navigation Recommendation/Advice Just looking for a bit of advice. I am eagerly awaiting an Android Unit from Sean, and in anticipation I am trying to get everything into place etc... I have only just realised that the android unit comes with no sat nav installed, so Im after people recommendations for download (preferably free). Whats everyone else running on the android units? I do like a 3d sat nav, and The one on Ronnie showed me on his DD looked great (He was telling me how accurate the scenery was when you were passing mountains etc...) I use Navfree on my Phone, but fancied something a bit better tbh, defies the point of upgrading If I used that..

15th November 2012, 21:51	#3
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15th November 2012, 22:26	#5
Unclefista Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDT Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Bradford Posts: 1,478 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Yes, you can download big chunks of UK maps to your SD card now. __________________ Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra. Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath. At night the ice-weasels come... http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5331/6...77671f80_n.jpg

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zero2 Posted a thing or two MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Stoke-On-Trent Posts: 1,391 Thanks: 131 Thanked 99 Times in 92 Posts	I use Waze on my phone which is pretty good. I don't know if it will work on a dd, I would say it will

15th November 2012, 21:53	#4
A19_Graham I really should get out more....... Land Rover Freelander 2 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hartlepool Posts: 2,454 Thanks: 3,124 Thanked 722 Times in 482 Posts	Have google maps finally gone offline though?? Cant rely on 3g for my sat nav, thats the only thing that worried me about it. Is google maps 3d

15th November 2012, 22:50	#6
A19_Graham I really should get out more....... Land Rover Freelander 2 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hartlepool Posts: 2,454 Thanks: 3,124 Thanked 722 Times in 482 Posts	Best get shopping for SD cards then Has anyone got the D99? Just wondering how many USB there are on the back? Is it 2 (one each side) like the earlier models?

16th November 2012, 07:33	#9
A19_Graham I really should get out more....... Land Rover Freelander 2 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hartlepool Posts: 2,454 Thanks: 3,124 Thanked 722 Times in 482 Posts	What a shame about needing connection, so far I see that as being the only flaw over the wince unit. If like me, you travel daily to places with no 3G, Does that leave me snookered? Navfree on the iPhone had never let me down so far tbh, and doesn't require connection, so may see if I can add that.